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Template For A Master's Proposal
Template For A Master's Proposal
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY
MA (Sociology)
MA (Social and behavioural studies in HIV-AIDS)
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A RESEARCH PROPOSAL BY:
Full names:
Student no:
Postal address:
TITLE: (See notes on page 4)
Telephone number:
E-mail:
Date of submission:
SUPERVISORS:
(Fill out the details above)
I declare that the work I am submitting for
assessment contains no section copied in
whole or in part from any other source unless
explicitly identified in quotation marks and with
detailed, complete and accurate referencing.
.. (Signature)
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CONTENTS
PAGE
1.
INTRODUCTION...........................................................3
1.1 The research problem. ...........................................4
1.2 Rationale or purpose of the study............................4
1.3 The objectives of the study......................................4
1.4 Research question(s)..............................................4
2.
3.
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INTRODUCTION
Relevant
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Ethically defensible.)
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2.
LITERATURE REVIEW
insights
into
previous
work
(Blaxter
et
al
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you
decide
on
your
own
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3.
3.1
Research design
(Indicate whether your study is exploratory, descriptive,
explanatory or predictive, hypothesis generating or
hypothesis testing. Are you following a qualitative, a
quantitative or a mixed research design?) This should
be 1-2 paragraphs.
3.2
Data sources
(Documentary sources, secondary sources, transcripts
of interviews, life histories, narratives, survey data,
service data, personal observation, etc.) This should be
1-2 paragraphs.
3.3
Data collection techniques
(For each source mentioned under sub-heading 3.2,
say how you will collect it. Describe how you will obtain
access
to
these
data-sources.
Describe
how
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tested.
Describe
the
proposed
context
of
data
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mention
how
you
will
deal
with
reliability
content,
criterion
and
construct
validity].
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interpretation
strategies
are
of
the
utmost
Ethical considerations
(Here, consider:
3.8.1 Confidentiality
3.8.2 Informed consent.
3.8.3 Provision of debriefing, counseling and
additional information.
Three paragraphs in total
3.9
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STEPS
PLAN
IN
THE
RESEARCH
DEADLINE FOR
COMPLETION
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